CITY OF GARDNER
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Gardner City Hall – Manca Annex
95 Pleasant Street, Room 202
978-630-4011 Gardner, MA 01440 fax 978-632-1905
CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
SECOND FLOOR MEETING ROOM
CITY HALL ANNEX
Announcement - Any person may make a video or audio recording of an open session of a meeting, or may transmit the meeting through any medium, subject to reasonable requirements of the Chair as to the number, placement and operation of equipment used so as not to interfere with the conduct of the meeting.~ Any person intending to make such recording shall notify the Chair forthwith. All Documents referenced or used during the meeting must be submitted in duplicate to the Conservation Agent for the Conservation Commission. All documents shall become part of the official record of the meeting.
AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None
MEETING:
Minutes
Acceptance of Minutes of the Meetings of February 14 & February 28, 2011
Request for Extension Permit for Order of Conditions
Kendall Pond aquatic vegetation and algae management (MassDEP file #160-282). Chris Daly of Kendall Pond Betterment Association is requesting a three-year extension. The current Extension expires on 4/13/11. Proof of recording is not required because the Pond has multiple owners.
Old Business
Discussion of potential adoption of the most current MassDEP wetlands map layer as the acceptable standard for preliminary wetlands identification on private parcels in relation to property values for tax assessments.
New Business
Discussion concerning the interpretation of the Order of Conditions (MassDEP filing #160-519) for the demolition of 2 large buildings on the south side of Mill Street that border the wetlands. The Order is valid until 1/26/12.
Discussion of beaver problem affecting 145 Brookside Drive.
Most of the Conservation Commission member appointments are expiring in 2011.
Conservation Commission members can stop by the Personnel Department in Room 14 in City Hall during regular business hours to have a photograph taken for an identification badge to take on site visits.
A vote is needed to authorize spending $18.08 on clasp envelopes.
ONGOING TOPICS:
Gardner Little League project on Mechanic Street
Aspen Transportation Enforcement Order
Pan Am Railways, Request for Determination of Applicability
NOTICE: These Agenda items consist of items that are reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting and are specifically allowed to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.
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Acting Chairman of the Conservation Commission
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